Chris Coldwell, LancasterBring back BR. Successful state run systems are found across Europe. Bring back ours.
John Hindhaugh, GatesheadIt is so financially obvious (which is very important to this government) that further comment really is not needed. Wake up Labour Party. We all hacked off on this one.
Larry Tetteh, LondonBring back British Rail.
Tom Wakeford, PeterboroughStrategic resources should be under state control and ownership. The current chaos needs bringing to an end.
Carol Pennell, WickfordThey should never have been sold off.
James Nicholson, CamelfordIt should never have been privatised in the first place.
Shabir Ahmed, WatfordIt always worked better under government control.
Ron Lofkin, GatesheadEnough of the price hikes, let’s get working together on a publicly-owned service for the benefit of the nation.
Carole Green, YorkEast Coast is an example of how much better it is not to have the railway privatised. The further advantage there used to be of one unified system would be welcome.
David Collins, Newcastle-upon-TyneIt is about time to take back what was taken away and have it returned to the people.
Ian Clark, AylesburyIt should never have been sold off in the first place, Give it back to the people.
Patrick McGuiganLook no further than the East Coast line for an example, with profits going back into public coffers.
Rachel Pinder, HitchinNationalised railways belong to the nation. Privatised ones belong to the shareholders who can sell their shares to anyone they like…
Ryan Kendall, LancasterThere is no need for competition in railways. People will get whichever train arrives when they are at the station, not which is cheaper.
Richard Sinclair, HoylandAs a taxpayer I want that profit directly fed back into rail services and my rail fare.
Joseph Maser-Clarke, BrightonObviously an automatic monopoly can’t be a private industry, honestly.
Daz NezThousands of good souls together making hundreds of small actions in the right direction towards equality and freedom and away from hierarchy.
Carole Reeves, DurhamIt would be nice if every service could be as good as East Coast.
Dennis Pocock, WokingThe railway industry is costing far more to run privatised than ever it did under British Rail.
Andrew Dean, LiverpoolNationalise all the transport and utilities in Britain.
Barbara Alexander, BudeBring back our railway – under public ownership.
Denise GortonI agree with nationalisation so long as it is managed well and aims to reduce goods and cars on the roads and serves all areas of the UK.
Jim Harkson, LincolnshireThe people will it.
Anthony Davis, LondonI daily use trains and the prices keep going up and up and the service getting worse and worse. This should be non-profit and the government should be at the helm.
Colin Gill, CambridgeRailways are a service, not for profiting shareholders with taxpayers’ money.
Martin Jones, LondonWe have the opportunity to make public services work well, and avoid the compromises of the first British Rail.
Keith Smith, HullThe rail system needs to be a national service. At the moment, it’s too fragmented. Unite it in public ownership.
Elaine Nudd, ChesterfieldOur railways will never be working for the benefit of commuters as long as they are run by private companies for profit.
Sandra Smith, Oulton BroadGo for it.
Bee Warren, NottinghamPrivatisation has never improved anything because fragmented systems are like a bunch of unrehearsed musicians playing without a conductor – disharmonious chaos!